Historical Sketch And Roster Of The Alabama 3Rd Cavalry Regiment

The Third Alabama Cavalry Regiment was organized at Tupelo, MS, 1 July 1862. The companies were from Autauga, Calhoun, Choctaw, Dallas, Mobile, Monroe, and Perry counties. The 3rd Cavalry was brigaded with the 1st, 4th, 9th, 12th, and 51st Alabama cavalry regiments, commanded first by General William Wirt Allen of Montgomery, subsequently by General James Hagan of Mobile. The 3rd fought in many of the early battles prior to Chattanooga, then fought in the Atlanta Campaign, the March to the Sea, the Carolina's Campaign, and surrendered in North Carolina.

• | Author: John C. Rigdon
• | Publisher: Lulu.com
• | Publication Date: April 20, 2021
• | Number of Pages: 332 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 1667147951
• | ISBN-13: 9781667147956